Wednesday, February 6, 2013

BCG Workshop "Putting Skills to Work"

The Board for Certification of Genealogists is sponsoring their annual Education Fund Workshop the day before the NGS national conference, 7 May 2013, 8:30a.m.–4:30p.m. in Las Vegas. Registration is $110 and includes lunch.

Beverly Rice, CG, and Connie
Lenzen, CG, will lead this six-hour, hands-on
workshop entitled, “Walk in Your Ancestor’s Footsteps.” Attendees will participate in two sessions. Attendance is limited to 60, so register early!For more information, or to register, see

Connie Lenzen, cg,
will lead a session on “Historical Context: More Than A Timeline.” The
historical and geographical landscapes where our ancestors resided
shaped how they lived, where they went to market, whom they met and
married, where they recorded land sales and marriages, and the location
of their final resting place. Connie Lenzen, cg, former president of BCG and NGS director, is editor of the revised NGS American Genealogy: Home Study Course.

Beverly Rice, cg,
will lead a session on “The Path To Change And A Better
Life—Migration.” Migration is more than a trail and the lives of a
family; it is the growth of a country, the settling of a nation, and the
creating of a history. Beverly Rice, cg,
lecturer on topics related to methodology, migration, women, and the
western experience; conducts one-day seminars on methodology and record
research.

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About Me

I am a professional genealogist who focuses on genealogy education as a coordinator at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University, and at the Salt Lake Institute of
Genealogy. I served as the administrator of the ProGen
Study Program for professional genealogists for six year, and am now on the board of directors. I love learning and there is always more to study in the field of genealogy and family history.